OverviewThe sinister Horatio P. Huntington wants to take over a ramshackle circus that has fallen into disrepair. His relatives are determined to protect their circus from his evil intentions, and they have an unconventional method of doing that. They have a magical box of animal crackers, and whenever anyone eats one of the crackers, they turn into the animal depicted. This presents the unique opportunity for them to perform as a variety of exotic animals, much to the delight of their audiences.